From Journey of Awareness Chapter 17 Confirmation of Two by Two Concept           I am so excited to share this next information, because it is confirmation of the Two by Two format I shared about Money Makeovers. As you may have noticed, I haven't mentioned this website since we left Joyce's, nor has she done much about it; mainly because we have both been involved in the Christmas activities. But, I'm sure there are also inner processes taking place.           I know that's true for me, and I also felt there was something about God's timing to be considered, and that it would be revealed to me at the right time.           Sure enough, along with the Christmas cards, came the Inner Journey Journal publication from Jim Rosemergy, and I knew it would be special, so I started reading it aloud to Van. Jim wrote "Old ways do not create a new world. Do a new thing," he asserted, "if a new life is to begin and a new world to be conceived." He continued, "Let a new consciousness be born in us."           Of course, this means change, which is part of the message of a new year. And Jim reminds us that this Inner Journey requires aloneness, but he suggests that there is strength in knowing that others are walking the same path, and that spiritual growth is never for the one; it is for the many.           He suggests that silence is the experience of the presence of God, and he gives us several illustrations of silence: the essential pause between notes of music, or the hesitation of a droplet of water poised at the top of the falls, lingering for a moment before it plummets to the river below. He confirms that "the moment it lingers is stillness. And it is in this stillness that it becomes clear that we of ourselves can do nothing, and we wait until we sense the guidance of Spirit."           This is such powerful spiritual Truth. I encourage you to pause and incorporate it into your being, in silence, to experience the presence of God.           Jim says that when we become aware of the presence of God, a doorway opens, and Spirit has an avenue through which to bless not only the individual, but the world.           It is here, in his January Journal, that he talks about service and the two by two concept. I love the illustration when he suggests "Its as if we are climbing a mountain whose summit is the presence of God. We come to a large abyss. There is a narrow rope bridge that extends to the other side of the crevasse. We want to go forward, but we cannot. And then we spy on the other side of the bridge a radiant individual. We have the sense that this person has been waiting for us. We expect the person to motion us forward, but instead the individual on the other side crosses over the abyss and takes us by the hand and leads us to the other side. We are told to remain and wait until another comes. Our helper smiles and departs for the trailhead that marks the path to the summit that is an awareness of God.           "We wait, and in waiting we understand. There are times when we cannot go forward until we serve another. It is part of the path to God consciousness. There is a place on the journey that only two can pass. One person could never cross the abyss. Two by two, we walk together.           "Let this be our commitment for the year 2001:                     That we will experience the practice of two by two.                     At some time during the year, we will volunteer to serve another."           My excitement abounded, for here was confirmation of the two by two concept that Jesus presented when he sent the disciples out "two by two."           As I was reading, Jim's illustration reminded me of the movie, The Golden Child, in which Eddie Murphy must cross the abyss in order to fulfill his destiny. I forget the details, but I've often been referred to this confirmation of the abyss, as a visual aide.           I stopped in my reading and discussed this two by two concept with Van, so as not to let it pass by, and the words were pouring through me. It's as if the voice of God (known as the still small voice) were giving me the revelation and understanding of what he and I have been going through these past years, as he was crossing the abyss. I guided, supported, pulled, cajoled, screamed, cried and otherwise assisted him. Whatever it took to make it to the other side for him to the experience of the presence of God. This meant facing and releasing the negativities and limitations that held his inner child in the past. Now, he is free to move forward as his wonderful self.           It's not as if I haven't been through this process first. That's how it works; and there were many others who helped me through the abyss, yet each was part of the two by two support system concept: as we are climbing up the ladder of success, we have one hand on the upward rung, and the other hand reaching back to help the person behind us.           Later, I e-mailed Joyce and told her about it, then I called and explained "That's why I'm your support partner; so that you can duplicate the process with others who will perpetuate the two by two concept.           I also understood that we are still on the threshold of this Money Makeovers Program, because we are in the Preparation phase. Yes, we get impatient and want it to happen faster, but it's all unfolding in God's good time, and as we are ready to move forward.           Of course, our ultimate partner is God, and once we reach the place of awareness of His presence, we experience the joy of Oneness, which we share with others who are crossing the abyss.